'Moment of pride': EC gets global recognition; comes amid oppn's SIR attack

NEW DELHI: Chief predetermination commissioner Gyanesh Kumar connected Monday informed that India has been invited to seat the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the archetypal time, gaining designation for its electoral process.Commenting connected this achievement, helium said, "The satellite recognises the palmy behaviour of free, just and transparent elections successful India. Therefore, for the archetypal clip successful its past of 30 years, the radical of 37 antiauthoritarian countries of the satellite person invited India to seat the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, International IDEA,” said Kumar.“This is simply a infinitesimal of immense pridefulness for the citizens of India and each the Election Commission officials,” helium added, arsenic quoted by ANI.The Election Commission stated that Kumar volition formally presume the Chair of International IDEA connected December 3, 2026, successful Stockholm, Sweden, representing India. The organisation comprises 37 antiauthoritarian nations.Founded successful 1995, International IDEA is an inter-governmental assemblage with 35 subordinate nations, portion the United States and Japan enactment arsenic Observers. It has held perceiver presumption astatine the UN General Assembly since 2003.

India, a founding member, has played an progressive relation successful shaping governance frameworks, conducting electoral research, and implementing grooming and capacity-building programmes.As the world’s largest democracy, India brings acquisition managing implicit 90 crore registered voters. This expertise is expected to fortify Election Management Bodies worldwide during its tenure arsenic Chair.Within the organisation’s rank and perceiver nations, India has the largest fig of registered voters, with 991 million, representing 44.5 per cent of the full electorate of 2,225,549,481. The United States comes adjacent with 234,504,358 voters, followed by Indonesia with 204,421,612. Other large contributors see Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines, portion smaller countries specified arsenic Luxembourg, Cabo Verde, and Barbados person acold less electors.